The National Council of Asian Pacific Americans (NCAPA) strongly opposes President Trump’s anti-immigrant executive orders today that would increase deportations, withhold federal funding from sanctuary cities, and direct federal agencies to begin construction of a wall on the Mexican border.

We condemn any action that stereotypes or criminalizes people based on their faith, nationality, race, or immigrant status--such actions undermine our nation’s core values and principles. Furthermore, stripping funding from cities that have created policies to increase public safety will only make those cities less safe--undermining community relationships with local law enforcement, wasting tax dollars, and unnecessarily scapegoating immigrants.

“President Trump’s executive actions are based on unfounded fears and the well-documented lie that immigrants are more likely to be criminals. As a nation, we are better than bigotry, hate and xenophobia. NCAPA firmly stands with immigrants and refugees and Muslim Americans--all of whom are an integral part of America. Many in our communities are targeted because they are considered ‘un-American,’ and we will not stand by while our communities continue to be attacked,” said NCAPA National Director Christopher Kang.

Based in Washington, D.C., the National Council of Asian Pacific Americans is a coalition of 35 national Asian Pacific American organizations that serves to represent the interests of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities and to provide a national voice for our communities’ concerns. Our communities are the fastest growing racial/ethnic group in the United States, currently making up approximately six percent of the population.